Where Stories Meet Audiences: Opportunities in the Evolving Platform Landscape
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From Pop Culture to Public Benefit: Funding Entertainment that Creates Change
This month’s MIF network meeting featured a discussion with Luminate’s Kristel Muciño, Cinereach’s Candice McFarlane, and Common Era’s Yonah Schiller on how philanthropy can strategically engage in the public-benefit entertainment space. We talked about what public-benefit entertainment is, why it matters, and how funders can use it to advance mission and impact and explored entry […]
MIF is hiring a Director of Development and Member Recruitment
Job Title: Director of Development and Member Recruitment Location: Remote Work Status: Full-Time (40 hours per week) Salary: $110,000-$130,000 Travel: Approximately 25% Reports to: Executive Director Apply Here: jobs@mediafunders.org by Monday, Dec. 15 About Media Impact Funders (MIF) Media Impact Funders (MIF) is a member network dedicated to serving and strengthening media philanthropy. We are […]
Remembering Jessica Clark, Founder of Dot Connector Studio
We are so heartbroken by the sudden passing of Jessica Clark, a longtime consultant, collaborator and friend to Media Impact Funders, and the founder and director of Dot Connector Studio. Jessica passed away on Oct. 28. Jessica’s work helped shape much of how we—and the broader field—think about media impact. As MIF’s former Director of […]
Public Media at a Crossroads: What We Heard at the Press Forward Summit
Last month in Charlotte, N.C., Media Impact Funders co-hosted a keynote conversation with Press Forward on the future of public media in a moment of profound change. With the federal government eliminating funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the first time in more than 50 years, local public radio and television stations—especially those […]
Options for Responding to Emergency Funding Needs | MIF Network Meeting
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Navigating Legal Boundaries in Media Support & Advocacy | Safeguarding Media & Journalism Meeting
During our latest Safeguarding Media and Journalism meeting, we discussed the complex questions funders face about what is—and isn’t—permissible when supporting media and journalism in today’s shifting legal and policy landscape. We heard from Maya Raghu—Director of the Protecting and Advancing Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law—who […]
MIF Member Spotlight: The Carmack Collective
In just four years, The Carmack Collective has established itself as one of the boldest philanthropic actors in the climate space. To support movement building and cultural change, Carmack invests in a range of media activities, from investigative journalism to comedy, animation, and gaming. Throughout this work, they remain committed to trust-based philanthropy and a belief in the […]
The New Realities of Documentary Funding | MIF Network Meeting
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Q&A with MIF’s New Executive Director: Abby Rapoport
Last week, we welcomed Media Impact Funders’ new executive director Abby Rapoport with an online meet-and-greet for funders. The conversation, moderated by MIF board chair Kayce Ataiyero, was shaped by questions submitted in advance by funders, and offered Abby a chance to reflect on her career path, share what drew her to MIF at this […]
A Critical Moment for Public Media
Last week, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cuts $1.1 billion from public media funding, delivering a devastating blow to the institutions that millions of Americans depend on for trusted information, education, and connection. This decision is unthinkable—and unacceptable. Public media has long served as a critical thread in the fabric […]